Forums
New posts
Articles
Product Reviews
Policies
FAQ
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Operating System
Can I run El Capitan on an external drive to test legacy apps on Mac internal drive?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Rod" data-source="post: 1823191" data-attributes="member: 204485"><p>Ineuvo hi, do you have a lot of legacy apps or just a few you really want?</p><p></p><p>If there are only a few you could check with the developers (if they are still around) if their apps are compatible with later versions of macOS.</p><p></p><p>If you have a lot or the developers are unavailable I would suggest the clone method you suggested first in #3. </p><p>I would consider just keeping the clone to run your legacy apps from unless you do that a lot while updating your computer to a current OS.</p><p></p><p>You can copy apps from the external clone to your computer at any time you come across a compatible update.</p><p></p><p>Speed is another issue you may need to consider. A USB External drive will be slow if you need to boot from it. Ideally an external SSD with a USB-C or Thunderbolt connection would be good but any external SSD will speed things up a bit.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from my iPhone using <a href="http://r.tapatalk.com/byo?rid=95677" target="_blank">Mac-Forums</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rod, post: 1823191, member: 204485"] Ineuvo hi, do you have a lot of legacy apps or just a few you really want? If there are only a few you could check with the developers (if they are still around) if their apps are compatible with later versions of macOS. If you have a lot or the developers are unavailable I would suggest the clone method you suggested first in #3. I would consider just keeping the clone to run your legacy apps from unless you do that a lot while updating your computer to a current OS. You can copy apps from the external clone to your computer at any time you come across a compatible update. Speed is another issue you may need to consider. A USB External drive will be slow if you need to boot from it. Ideally an external SSD with a USB-C or Thunderbolt connection would be good but any external SSD will speed things up a bit. Sent from my iPhone using [url=http://r.tapatalk.com/byo?rid=95677]Mac-Forums[/url] [/QUOTE]
Verification
Name this item 🌈
Post reply
Forums
Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Operating System
Can I run El Capitan on an external drive to test legacy apps on Mac internal drive?
Top